Midwest City Christian

A Word From Mike…

Give like a dentist, handing out toothbrushes on Halloween!!

Proverbs 22.6: Train children in the right way, and when old, they will not stray.

Have you already bought Christmas gifts for small children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, or other children?!? I want to challenge you to be “that” person, and give them a gift that may not be first on their “Santa list,” but one that can potentially last a lifetime.

This past Sunday, we highlighted the value of “the library of the books of scripture” which makes up the Bible. As a young person, I remember always thinking that the Bible was a big book of boredom. Many of you grew up thinking the same, and may think the same way now!

How can we introduce children to the Bible? Whether you look online or at Mardel’s or a different Christian book store, there are various Bibles available for young children. A favorite of mine is The Rhyme Bible by L.J. Sattgast and Tani Goffe. This book takes a light hearted approach to introducing children to simple stories of both the Old and New Testaments and has colorful illustrations. Maybe your family could end each day by reading through a story, or even do so on a Saturday night. The important thing is to establish an intentional ritual, when those in your family see how much you value the most tangible resource we have, for the foundation of our faith.

Thanks for sharing the journey,

Mike

FCC Youth

On Wednesday Evening, November 22nd, we will not be meeting for Youth Group because of the Thanksgiving holidays. Please take this period of off time to enjoy with your families.

On Sunday Evening, November 26th, We will be meeting from 5-6:30 p.m. to have a time of worship for the week and vote on some upcoming events for the New Year.

Youth Committee:

Hello all, I am interested in building up a team of youth volunteers to helpon Wednesday nights, Sunday Mornings and Sunday Evenings. If you are interested in hanging out during Youth Group, leading Sunday school, or leading a home group on Sunday evenings, please do not hesitate to let me know!

-Dustin

If you know anyone who might be interested in joining us,
please give me a call! I would love to reach out to them!
-Dustin 918.637.4407

A very special “THANK YOU!” to everyone who helped make our Thanksgiving meal a huge success. If you helped with setting up, decorating, cleaning up, trash disposal, preparing food, serving, or registering and taking money, your assistance was appreciated! It takes a unified effort from many dedicated people to make an event like this happen! At last count it
appears that we had somewhere between 220 and 230 come to celebrate and enjoy a delicious meal.

What a blessing to be a part of this congregation!

The Fellowship Department

The Church Office will be closedNovember 23 & 24 for the holiday

HANGING OF THE GREEN

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26 AT 2 PM

CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

Children’s Christmas Program

December 10th at 5 PM

There will be a holiday SnackFest in the Fellowship Hall immediately following the Children’s Christmas Play.

Everyone is invited!
Please bring a snack to share.
It can be a holiday theme or not.

We even have a couple
Special Guests too! Shhh.

COUNTDOWN TO CFO

FCC of MWC will participate with MWBCC and other area churches to provide Christmas to 72 families in Eastern Oklahoma County.

This year’s date is 12/9/17 –
ONLY 2 short weeks away!

What can you do now…as you are preparing your children and grandchildren’s rooms to accommodate their new Christmas toys, consider donating gently used toys to our used toy room for CFO. This room is a place that the children being served by CFO can go and choose an item or 2 to take home and play with. If you have items we could use, bring them to the JCAC or drop them by MWBCC. Make sure they are clearly marked as CFO.

Beginning 11/28, Volunteers are needed to begin sorting through donations at Midwest Blvd Christian Church to prepare for Christmas For Others onSaturday, 12/9. The dates and hours are listed below and will be printed in the Weekly Schedule. They are also listed on the MyFCC church calendar. Volunteers can come and go anytime during the hours listed.

Disciples Around
The Web

Flowers for Sunday, November 26th
are given by Lane & Randy Ross
Thankful for all of our friends and family and for all the good things in our lives!

MEMORIALS –

11/12/17
To the Memorial Fund –
In memory of Nick Kennedy from Beverly Bonnewell
In memory of Mickey Tyo from Beverly Bonnewell
In memory of Larry Springfield from Beverly Bonnewell
In memory of Larry Springfield from Lyle & Lillian Fry

11/19/17
To Refuge Fellowship –
In memory of Betty McCoy from Ray & Debbie Blanke
To the Memorial Fund –
In memory of Carolyn McShan from Carol Hamilton